Threats Of Physical Violence To A Child

This feels like a dumb question, but I ll ask it anyway. Can ongoing threats of physical violence (verbal and gestural) be traumatizing to a child? Even if the person says they were "just kidding" later and also never hit the child? I have some "memories" that relate to physical violence, but I am almost 100% certain I was never hit. I actually remember challenging him to hit me once when I was a young teenager. I stood up to him and said, "Go ahead and hit me. I know you want to. But you... Threats Of Physical Violence To A Child
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